The royal bell: I sat at the king's feet, the royal court behind me, his son and daughters, the Italian queen – and the great choir behind me chanted hymns, and the bell rose. All looked up and the bell rose – it hung at the top and from up high it rang... Stanis?aw Wyspia?ski, Wesele (The Wedding) — Sta?czyk, the court jester Source: Wikisource